Editing Lord-lieutenant (section)

===Scotland===
[[File:Royal Standard of Scotland.svg|thumb|250px|The [[Royal Banner of Scotland]], which can be used by lord-lieutenants in Scotland.]]
Although [[Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres|Colin, Earl of Balcarres]] was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Fife in 1688,<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Lindsay, Colin|first=Thomas Finlayson|last=Henderson|volume=33|pages=286–288}}</ref> and lieutenants were appointed to a few counties from about 1715, it was not until 1794 that permanent lieutenancies were established by [[Warrant (law)|royal warrant]]. By the [[Militia Act 1797]],<ref>Militia Act 1797 (37 Geo. 3, C.103)</ref> the lieutenants appointed "for the Counties, Stewartries, Cities, and Places" were given powers to raise and command county militia units.

The [[Lord Provost]]s of [[Edinburgh]], [[Glasgow]], [[Aberdeen]], and [[Dundee]] are, by virtue of office, also the lord-lieutenants of their respective city.

While in their lieutenancies, lord-lieutenants are among the few individuals in Scotland officially permitted to fly the banner of the [[Royal Arms of Scotland]], or "[[Royal Banner of Scotland|The Lion Rampant]]" as it is more commonly known.